envenoming 1 of 2

noun

Definition of envenomingnext
as in antagonism

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envenoming

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verb

present participle of envenom
as in infuriating
to implant bitter feelings in thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates

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  1. antagonism
  2. alienation
  3. rupture
  4. angering
  5. aggravating
  6. jaundice
Noun
  • Both stories are unusually accurate in their sense of hostile inclusion, with French pioneers, Native tribes and white Americans in a state of perpetual antagonism.
    Chris Vognar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Yet Trump’s position as president of the United States—the largest funder and primary backer of numerous international organizations—makes his antagonism uniquely consequential.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of antagonism
Noun
  • Angst, self-doubt and social alienation are present in lyrics.
    Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
  • On the Clock is a visceral depiction of manual labor, alienation, and family in rural France.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of alienation
Noun
  • Political ruptures are achieved by previously unimaginable coalitions, united more by their intensity than a common program.
    Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Moscow’s connection to the rupture of an undersea cable between Finland and Estonia is raising a new bevy of fears over sabotage of critical power lines in the water, especially as the recent incident bears similarities to two other cuts linked to China.
    Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of rupture
Verb
  • Around 10 individuals ran onto the court waving Palestinian flags, angering hundreds of attendees from the French Jewish community cheering for the Israeli team.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of angering
Verb
  • The International Monetary Fund cited a number of contributing factors that led to a global cost-of-living crisis in its annual report last year, including the pandemic and climate change, which disrupted food and supply chains, in addition to geopolitical conflict’s aggravating the problems.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • For the first time since aggravating his hip/oblique in the 20-17 victory over the Seahawks in Week 11, Bosa was upgraded to a limited participant in walkthrough activities on Wednesday.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of aggravating
Noun
  • When cirrhosis sets in, Dr. Lai says people often develop jaundice, which is yellowing of eyes and skin.
    Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In severe cases, patients may experience extreme weight loss, jaundice, inflammation of the pancreas, delirium, shock, liver failure, massive hemorrhaging and multi-organ dysfunction, the CDC stated.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of jaundice
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